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GIT branching/cloning new repo question
#1

[eluser]rogierb[/eluser]
I've been using SVN for many many years and know it inside and out. But for the last 2 years I've been using GIT on a large project. Its a rewrite/redesign project. Right now I'm facing a a split off between the old code and language and the new code and language (CI/PHP5). Part of the app will get moved to different servers. I want to seperate the old from the new. I dont need any f the old code on the new servers.

In SVN I would just create a new repo. Then create a shell script to checkout/update/set rights etc.

GIT seems to prefer branches, I think... Well that is my question. What do I do? Do I branch, clone, create a new repo? But mainly why?

Thanks for your answer.

#2

[eluser]PhilTem[/eluser]
I'd say: Create a new repo.
Why? Because, as you said, you don't need any of the old code on the new servers. Creating a new repo will start you off of a clean repo without any code.
However, you can add a submodule that links to the other repo (as long as it's .git, too Wink ) which can be updated as easy as a usual repo without actually "injecting" code into your repo's code that you have to worry about.

On the other hand you could create a clone of the repo and branch off - since cloning and creating a new repo with a submodule isn't very different.

Plus, if you have a new repo and want to look at code from the old repo you can do it easier than if you did in the same repo Wink
#3

[eluser]skunkbad[/eluser]
If there was any chance that the old code would make it to the new server, then I'd say branch, but I think you should just create a new repo. You can refer back to the old one if needed.




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